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In response to "I too would like to see Will answer Jim's question -- (link)" by Mr. Havens

In all honestly, I still feel as though "my vote doesn't count."

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Nov 4 '08, 10:37

even with the whole Gore/Bush by 536 votes thing (or whatever).

In the end, 1 vote doesn't matter. Lots of people who feel the same way compounds the issue, but in the end, 1 vote doesn't *really* matter.

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I feel that way too, but I decided I wanted the numbers for the state to include my opinion anyway. Just to make the number more accurate. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 10:42 6
- Oh, I'm with you. I just empathize with Will. -- nm - JaxSean - I Voted, dammit Nov 4, 10:50 1
  - I don't. He's posted for months about the candidates. That's like me posting about sports! -- nm - Amy--I tried 3 times! Nov 4, 10:57
- agreed. - Mel Profit - Votetastic! Nov 4, 10:46
- That's why I wrote in for 2004. But then I couldn't find the write in results anywhere. @#!! -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:45 2
  - "DigDug: 1 vote" -- nm - oblique - I voted! Nov 4, 10:46 1
    - If I can search every name on a census, I want to see every vote in an election, dammit. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:48
I can see a Texan saying this, not a Floridian -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 10:42 1
- ie: me down below!! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 4, 10:57
What counts is that everyone votes, or as many as possible, and by being an example and voting you are helping that tradition to continue. - TFox Nov 4, 10:39
that's like saying "$1" doesn't matter. or "one chocolate bar won't ruin my diet", or whatever. it's TRUE, but - Andie Nov 4, 10:39 3
- $1 does matter; one chocolate bar does matter. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 10:52 2
  - How does $1 of millions or 1 calorie of thousands not matter any more than 1 vote of millions either? - oblique - I voted! Nov 4, 10:53 1
    - a million no-votes matters. more would be nice. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 10:58
I know in my heart of hearts mine does not count but I do it anyway. - Epiphany Nov 4, 10:38
I feel that way too...until I start seeing the results of the local elections and propositions and they're decided by a few hundred votes. - Jim Nov 4, 10:38 4
- I'd kind of enjoy outlawing publication of polling. If we didn't know how our neighbors were voting we might be more alarmed at the possibilities. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:41 3
  - i would *fully* support that. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 10:44 2
    - And of course a popular vote system would eliminate apathy by minority voters in sewn up electoral states. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:46 1
      - *subscribes to Max's newsletter* ... *gets free book-binding and DC tours as an added bonus* -- nm - JaxSean - I Voted, dammit Nov 4, 10:53

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In all honestly, I still feel as though "my vote doesn't count."

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